Panama and Panama Critics Rally Behind the Canal
The piece argues the canal’s fate rests with engineers and experts who build it. It frames doubters as pessimists and urges public support, calling engineers physicians and lawyers who must lead the trial of the project. It cites Lindon W. Bates as a prominent critic predicting huge costs and failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isthmian Canal
Gatun
Lindon W. Bates
Panama
de Lesseps
France
Han
Tommy Burns Proved Financier Not Fighter, Polical Gaffe Notes
The piece mocks Tommy Burns as a weak politician and notes his golf loss to Taft as a setback. It claims graft centers moved from France to Pittsburg and Latinizes the Christmas tree as an evergreen peril in a satirical tone.
Cowards of Consiuencie by Harold Carter
An old tramp shelters at a Maryland farm between Baltimore and Washington. Lily disapproves, Harry shelters him despite warning signs. The tramp hints at knowledge of a past crime, threatening exposure unless paid, while the couple ponder a final act amid tension and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wayman
Lily
Baltimore
Washington
Eoon
Des Moines Girls Form Rural Social Circle
Des Moines girls led by Leta Wall form a club to avoid city youths. They advocate stronger values and plan country visits to Mixa Wall’s Berwick home to study domestic science and discuss male standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LMS
Berwick
Bertous
Mr Skygack Visions From Mars and Debates on Progress
A quirky narrative frames Mr Skygack as Earth’s special correspondent recording wireless notes. The piece then samples a debating column arguing the United States is the most unprogressive nation among civilized powers, citing Chauncey M. Depew and the Senate, and contrasting federal and state powers with calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gilson Gardner
Washington, D
Congress
United States Senate
Keew
Chauncey M. Depew
Senator Depew
Depew
Great Britain
Gladsrone
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Russia
Sweden
British East Indies
British India
Ceylon
Straite Settlements
Dutch Kaat Indies
Formosa
Japan
Philippines
Cape Colony
Rgypt
Gold Coast
Orange River Colony
Sierra Leone
Transvaal
New South Wales
Tasmanian
Western Australia
New Zealand
South America
Bahama Islands
Brit
Dutch Guiana
House of Representatives
Senate
Winter Comforts With Heated Rella of Batting
Instructions describe making warm wraps by wrapping batting in newspaper and heating one at a time for about five minutes until thoroughly heated, to preserve warmth and comfort.
Lawton Began Acting Career Through Chance Meeting
The article recalls Mine Lawton, leading Henry Miller in New York, who met Jon Jefferson as a girl and was prophesied to become America’s greatest actress. She entertained a fiancé from Louisville who later married someone else, while she pursued acting and enjoys horse riding. Also noted is a new laundry bleach machine electrolytically producing chlorine from salt brine, claimed harmless to fabrics and superior to lime bleach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Chcoupare
Jon Jefferson
Mins
Thais Lawton
Henry Miller
New York
America
Mine Lawton
Loulaville
Heraewyman
Blue
Hutkins Lawton
Labor Leaders Sentenced Spark Democratic Debate
Garvin's Corner editorial argues the one year nine months for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison raises constitutional questions about free speech and press. It urges calm, due process, and mutual respect while calling for a just resolution of the labor versus law dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompera
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Justice Wright
District of Columbia
Huck Brove and Range
Aniesve
Buck Stove and Range Company
Ahab
Naboth
Federal Union
United States
Garrison
Lovejoy
America
Federation of Labor
Star Dust A Fragmented Conversational Sketch
The excerpt presents tangled wordplay and fragmented dialogue about reading, relationships, and domestic life. Characters discuss watching others work, curling papers, lobsters, and a mix of domestic concerns with flirtatious banter. The piece reads like a stage or round table of overheard lines.
Newport Plans Permanent Stock Company for Newport
Los Angeles reports Newport desires public entertainments without mixing with locals. A committee led by Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Mrs Herman Oelrichs and Harry Lehr aims to arrange a permanent stock company so Newport can host plays on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Newport
Mra
Stuyvesant Fish
Herman Oelrichs
Harry Lehr
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Tommy Burns
Taft
Pittsburg
Harold Carter
Harry
Wayman
Lily Wayman
Snap
Ott
the Glaston
Chicago
Henry
Dee
Yuen
Imdorse
Horrower
Black Eye
Ethel Wall
MR. Skygack
Mars
Earth
Phtner
Riammannveme Veal
Jesser
J. B. Brisbois
Piret Av
Main St
Ind
Rohr
Joseph L. Garvin
First Christian Church
Josh Wine
Willie
Dearle
Nell
Waylum
Homme
Yin
Witter
Sione
OWN Stock CO
Everett True
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc
Second Av
Union St
Seattle
Reliable Credit House
Victor
Sherman, Clay & Co
Second Ave
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